Damaged tongue and groove ceiling in this episode i rip out a damaged ceiling tongue and groove board.
Repairing tongue and groove ceiling.
Installing the new boards was way easier than taking the old ones out fortunately cut them to length with the jigsaw seat the groove over the tongue of the previous board nail through the tongue so the holes don t show repeat.
This can often be done by cutting off the tongue to get these boards down and then ripping a small amount of material off the boards to allow for movement.
I need to go to home depot to get some replacement boa.
With a circular saw saw down the center of the damaged tongue and groove board.
They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.
If you re installing tongue and groove boards over drywall or plaster especially it s a good idea to install 1x2 battens and fasten them directly to the framing with 2 1 2 in.
Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood.
Starting at the ceiling fit the replacement.